Jackson v. Fort Pitt Hotel, Inc.

Opinion by

Arnold, J.,

Plaintiff sued in trespass to recover damages to his motor vehicle, which he had placed in a public parking lot owned and operated by the defendant. For the parking privilege he had paid the required consideration, and had received the customary receipt of the defendant. On facts stipulated the court entered judgment for the defendant and plaintiff appealed.

The plaintiff’s damages were brought about by a person not employed by the defendant, who without authority took the automobile out of the lot, used it as his own, and had a collision, causing damages which were…